Sherrod Brown

A group that produced robocalls promoting the now-sunk port privatization efforts was accused of campaign finance violations by a watchdog group in Washington for election-season TV ads in Ohio. Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, or CREW, filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commissions against the group, Checks and Balances for Economic Growth, a tax-exempt 501(c)(4). CBEG put out two robocalls -- one that slammed former Virginia International Terminals CEO and president Joe Dorto as overpaid, and one that characterized the privatization plan as an effort of Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell. It also aired radio ads in Hampton Roads. But a year earlier the group...

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